Episode 142: Pissed off millennials are taking on the Democrats

Supporters reach for Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) at a campaign rally at VenturaÊCollege on May 26, 2016 in Ventura, California. The California primary is June 7. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Can you feel the Bern yet? With the California primary less than a week away, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders continues to battle erstwhile frontrunner Hillary Clinton despite a clear deficit in delegates. The longtime independent has staked his campaign on grassroots support from middle and working class voters but it’s a different electorate that has kept him afloat: snake people–er, millennials.

This week on the podcast, host Jimmy Williams and Scripps campaign reporter Miranda Green dig into the growing millennial support for Bernie Sanders on college campuses. Why are these millennials such fervent supporters and what does this mean for the Democratic party moving forward?